Hydrogen explosion mitigation in DEMO vacuum vessel pressure suppression system using passive recombiners 

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F26722445%3A_____%2F21%3AN0000217" target="_blank" >RIV/26722445:_____/21:N0000217 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/26722445:_____/21:N0000028

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920379621004890" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0920379621004890</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112713" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.fusengdes.2021.112713</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Hydrogen explosion mitigation in DEMO vacuum vessel pressure suppression system using passive recombiners 

Original language description

An important issue for the Fusion Reactors is the hydrogen explosion hazard assessment. For this reason, in the Work Package of Safety Analyses and Environment (WPSAE) of the EUROFusion consortium, a task was established to identify the potential for hydrogen production in DEMO vessel in accident situations and to investigate the possible solutions which can prevent the risk of hydrogen and dust explosion. The hydrogen in the Vacuum Vessel (VV) can lead to combustion progressing in deflagration and detonation. Besides, the tungsten dust could enhance the effects of H2 reaction as demonstrated by experiments, however, in this first set of accidents, only the H2 generated by the chemical reaction is accounted for. For these reasons, the solutions to avoid or limit the H2 production and/or to control safely the risk of H2 accumulation and explosion need to be screened starting from the solutions adopted in the fission technology, and later on, adapted and assessed in the Pressure Suppression System (PSS) foreseen in DEMO. One promising idea seems to install passive catalytic recombiners in the PSS. The aim of this paper is firstly to set a range of operating parameters for the PAR functioning and intervention suitable in DEMO PSS configuration. Secondly to verify if the present criteria and parameters work efficiently in mitigating the H2 accumulation a PSS in accidental conditions. To test the theoretical effectiveness of the PAR intervention, two reference accidents have been analyzed: an in-VV Loss Of Coolant Accident (LOCA) in the frame of the Design Basis Accident (DBA) and a Loss Of Flow Accident (LOFA) without active plasma shutdown in the context of the Beyond Design Basis Accidents (BDBA). The results seem promising if the performances of the PAR will be confirmed in sub atmospheric and saturated conditions.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

20305 - Nuclear related engineering; (nuclear physics to be 1.3);

Project

<a href="/en/project/8D15001" target="_blank" >8D15001: Project ID 633053 - EUROfusion</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Fusion Engineering and Design

ISSN

0920-3796

e-ISSN

1873-7196

Volume of the periodical

171

Issue of the periodical within the volume

October

Country of publishing house

CH - SWITZERLAND

Number of pages

5

Pages from-to

1-5

UT code for WoS article

000706543300006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85107989597